Drunk Duck Designs and other Strange Things in My Head

While designing a top for myself last night, I came up with a design company: Drunk Duck Designs. I know, I know - nobody would ever really consider it, the name is ridiculous. But I had just drawn this wobbly duck and it was really funny to me for some reason. I suppose it was quite late. Anyway, that got me to thinking about designs and the recycled-materials fashion show my friends and I are entering and about how I would like to design my own clothes. I sketched out a few more outfits for myself and then proceeded to Wal-Mart where I spent a good $25 on materials. Sigh. Hobbies are too expensive.

I bought a beautiful black and grey (I CAN'T get away from black) swirl print, green bead fringe, a black see-through fabric for the off-the-shoulder sleeves, and a zipper. Since my sewing machine isn't working I'm going to attempt some of this by hand but hopefully I'll figure out how to wind a bobbin and sew what I need to sew quickly instead of spending 3 months on a shirt.

I can see the shirt in my head. It is elegant, graceful, with a bit of pizazz. I know what earrings, shoes and purse I'll wear with it. I might make it into a knee-length dress, or wear it with my black pants. Not quite sure yet.

I wanted a shirt that would go with my new 2-length skirt from Goodwill but I fell in love with this fabric which just won't match the skirt. Sigh. We'll have to try again and see if I can find a shirt at good will.

I still want outfits in orange, pink, green, brown, grey, cream, and purple. I just haven't found anything at the thrift stores I've been to recently. We'll have to see if Mom and I can find some bargains when she gets here.

This doesn't mean I've forgotten about my dollhouse. I'm just waiting to figure out what I need for the rest of the dollhouse - I need grout, paint, more craft sticks (blast those craft sticks), tile...and then I've got my new one coming in the mail. The Greenleaf Glencroft, if you care to search for it. It's a darling of a house, I'm quite excited. The only other kit I want is the Greenleaf Vineyard Cottage, which has gothic architecture...fabulous. I do want to do things for other people in between all these, including a dollhouse for my sister, who is in raptures over mine. :)

I keep thinking of things for The Gentleman & the Lady, so that's a good sign I'll be writing some this summer. Music from Linkin Park, Skillet, and Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is helping me think and plan out the timeline for this/these story/stories. So far, my characters' names are: The Gentleman, The Lady/Delores, Jonah, Noah, Gabriel, Rapunzel/Alexandra, Wendy, The Mask/Peter, and Shadow. They all have outlined backgrounds and are interacting with each other now, except for Shadow, I don't know how she comes in yet. This world is a strange one. It's a mixture of Bible stories, fairy tales, sci-fi, futuristic settings and maybe some fantasy thrown in for good measure. Comprised from all the types of books I loved to read as a kid. :)

I'm going to try my hand at making chocolate Buttercream frosting this week. Stu's comment: "MAKE IT RIGHT NOW!" That boy loves chocolate more than I do. :p

Have a good week, everyone.